Director - Engineering - IT

Role & Responsibilities:

• Engineering Leadership: Lead, mentor, and develop engineering teams to deliver high-quality, scalable, and reliable software solutions.
• Technology Strategy: Define and execute the engineering roadmap in alignment with business objectives, product strategy, and organizational goals.
• Architecture & Design: Oversee system architecture, technical design, code quality, scalability, security, and performance optimization.
• Project Delivery: Drive end-to-end execution of engineering projects, ensuring timely delivery, effective resource allocation, and adherence to quality standards.
• Team Management: Build and scale engineering teams, establish clear goals, conduct performance reviews, and foster a culture of accountability and continuous learning.
• Cross-functional Collaboration: Partner with Product Management, Design, QA, DevOps, and Business teams to translate business requirements into effective technical solutions.
• Engineering Excellence: Establish best practices for coding standards, code reviews, testing, CI/CD, automation, and software development processes.
• Innovation & Continuous Improvement: Evaluate emerging technologies, tools, and frameworks to improve engineering productivity and product capabilities.
• Operational Excellence: Monitor system reliability, availability, performance, and technical debt while driving continuous improvements.
• Stakeholder Management: Communicate engineering progress, risks, dependencies, and strategic decisions to senior leadership and relevant stakeholders.
• Budget & Resource Planning: Manage engineering resources, technology investments, and hiring plans to support business growth.
• Security & Compliance: Ensure adherence to applicable security standards, data protection requirements, and engineering governance practices.

Preferred Candidate Profile:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related discipline.
• 7 - 12 years of overall experience in software engineering, technology development, or related technical roles, with demonstrated engineering leadership experience.
• Proven experience leading engineering teams and delivering complex, scalable software products or platforms.
• Strong understanding of software architecture, system design, cloud infrastructure, distributed systems, and modern development practices.
• Hands-on experience with relevant programming languages, frameworks, databases, APIs, and cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud.
• Experience with Agile methodologies, DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and software delivery management.
• Strong problem-solving, analytical thinking, and technical decision-making skills.
• Demonstrated ability to recruit, mentor, retain, and develop high-performing engineering teams.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Ability to balance technical excellence, delivery timelines, business priorities, and resource constraints.
• Experience managing multiple projects, technical roadmaps, and competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• A strategic mindset with the ability to drive innovation, engineering efficiency, and continuous improvement.